Victims' Voices

Joan Berry on Why We Do What We Do

Joan Berry has been instrumental in the movement for victims' rights. Through her steadfast advocacy, Joan previously helped to implement the "Johnia...

Why We Do What We Do, Featuring Jill Walker

On November 21, 2016, a heart-wrenching tragedy struck Jill Walker's life. She was confronted with the unimaginable - her 16-year-old daughter, Emma,...

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Victims' Voices – Tina Gregg

After her daughter was stalked and murdered by her ex-boyfriend and boss in 2011, Tina Gregg was never notified when the man charged with her...

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Emma Walker's legacy gives a voice to victims of domestic violence

My life changed forever on the morning of Nov. 21, 2016, when I found my beautiful daughter, Emma, had been murdered in her sleep. Those are words...

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My daughter was murdered. Now I fight for rights of victims, their families

On Dec. 6, 2004, my daughter, Johnia Berry, a bright and ambitious student at the University of Tennessee, was brutally stabbed and murdered. As the...

Dollie Gouge

Dollie Gouge was a loving mother, grandmother, and Bible school teacher. She was respected in the community and well-known for caring for anyone in...

Brooke Morris

Brooke Morris of Knoxville, Tennessee, was a vibrant young woman and a loving mother to her 3-year-old son. In 2011, Brooke was stalked and murdered...

Why We Do What We Do, Featuring Marianne Dunavant

It has been 13 years since the tragic murder of Marianne Dunavant's fiancée. Turning her pain into purpose, she has poured herself into the effort to...

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Giving my pain a purpose: Why I support Marsy’s Law to protect crime victims in Tennessee

Anyone can become a victim of crime at any time — although I never thought I would become one.